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new bipolar/mentally ill magazine...

Hilary — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:00:54 GMT

I just found all these mental health forums on tribe and am going a bit crazy as a result! I edit an online magazine about bipolar/mental illness
and we're looking for submissions for the April issue.

www.themedmagazine.com

satire encouraged!

Hilary

editor [at] the medmagazine.com

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Check this out: being crazy in an insane society (video link)

carlos-ity — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:32:28 GMT

On youtube, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg4AcD9zeQA&NR=1

Basically, it's a Lakota wisdom keeper who dives into depths most of us ain't used to hearing. He's deep, real deep. Be careful, you might want to sit down or hold onto something!

Comments?

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Lack of artistic talent as a mental disorder

Yul — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:58:25 GMT

As some of you may know, I tend to look at pscychology as being mostly malarkey. One reason for that is what I perceive to be the very arbitrary way mental disorders are determined. On second thought, maybe it's not that arbitrary. I've also noticed that unpopular behaviors are often defined as mental disorders. And if that unpopular behavior becomes popular, it is no longer defined as a mental illness. For example, homosexuality. Therefore if we lived in a world where the majority of people had artisitic talent, it is possible that the minority who don't have such talent might be labeled as having a mental disorder. Personally, I DON'T think lacking artisitic talent is a mental disorder. But unfortunately, the fact remains that a comparable viewpoint exists in the world as we know it. And as I often say about such things, it doesn't have to be that way.

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cry for help!

DAWNEL — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:03:44 GMT

i started cutting again, i forgot how great it felt! i am overy stresssed out to the max i can't take it any more i have tryed everything in my power to calm down but to many thing's are happing in my life all at once that i can't calm down! first there is my first son that don't live with us cause something my mom did in the past got him taken away he is mental with adhd like me and so is my yougist but we will get to that my oldist desides he don't want to talk to me till he is 18 cause he found out that not only is mommy doing shameful things for money but she is a bi swinger too. then me and my hubby and little boy are about to get kicked out from where we live now and become homeless. and my little one said that i scarched him from accedent and he don't know that people might think he is getting abused if he say's that and he says he is sorry to top it off a cople of my friends are not my friends anymore one i had for over 13 years the other is on here and she won't talk to me! i can go on and on how shiting life is right now but cutting makes me feel better! it is better then drugs or drinking or suicide! dose anyone feel like i do? am i alone in the world that feel's like this? my hubby hates me cutting but it makes me feel better! i need a serport group! anyone know any in oakland ca?

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My book is out and features borderline and bipolar characters

Serena — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:48:49 GMT

It's called Evangeline And The Drama Wheel and copies are available here:
www.lulu.com/content/1153339
It's a quick read (116 pages, literary fiction).
I have both of these illnesses, which allows my characters to reflect real sufferers/survivors, and parts of the story are illustrative of what many of us go through.

Description:

Evangeline and The Discarnates aren't always ready for the road but the road is even less prepared for this feral band of subcultural hybrids. Hop on their crazy caravan and experience the fantastic, magical and dysfunctional intrigues of players so strange, seductive and hilarious that you'll almost wish they'd crash on YOUR living room floor. Follow them through scandals, fits of passion, contract offers, death, infidelity, bipolar disorder, kidney donation and the sex industry. If you're just the right kind of "awake and aware", these talented misfits might snatch you up, hustle you into a smelly van and shuttle you off to freedom. Pre-apocalyptic survivalism has never sounded so delirious: this is no ordinary goth band and theirs is like no tour on earth.

If you do buy a copy, please let me know what you think of how I portrayed "us", and post a review if you'd like.

Thanks!

Serena Toxicat

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I need friends who can tolerate my atypical personality so I can practice freedom of speech

Yul — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:35:26 GMT

I only want to be friends with people who can tolerate my atypical personality. That way I can be allowed to practice freedom of speech. As you might know, the right to free speech doesn't equal the right to be heard. Since that 's the case, that means that you are required to shut the fuck up if someone doesn't want to hear what you have to say. In my estimation, people who can tolerate my atypical personality are more likely to be interested in what I hate to say. Therefore, there's little chance that they'd tell me to shut the fuck up.

It may be my opinion or it may be a psychological need, but I feel that I have a substantial need to express myself freely. I can't express myself freely if I associate with people who only want me to tell them what they want to hear. But I can express myself freely if I associate with people who understand that I have a substantial need to express myself freely. In other words, those who demand that I tell them ONLY what they want to hear ARE NOT my friends, while those who don't demand that I tell them only what they want to hear ARE my friends. I suspect that some people will conclude that such a policy indicates one or more personality defects on my part. And they may be right. But if this policy works for me, then why should anybody complain about it?

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I like my dog too but fuck!

Swaz — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:33:54 GMT

No! I don't want to hear it!

http://beastialitychat.com/

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What's the threshold?

Yul — Sun, 06 May 2007 18:25:18 GMT

What's the threshold between sanity and insanity? According to what I've observed, the threshold is often whatever each person defines it to be. To me that doesn't make sense. Yet at the same time, it does make sense. That's because we live in a dystopia: A world where nonesense makes sense. Consider this: When I first learned about Asperger's disorder (which I don't recognize as a real mental disorder), I asked the therapist I was seeing at the time if I had it. After consulting her copy of the DSM-IV-TR, she determined that I didn't have Asperger's disorder even though I had some of the symptoms -- and borderline at that. Some weeks later, she suddenly decided that I did have Asperger's disorder. Apprently, this was because she had gone to some psychological conference of some sort. When I asked her if Asperger's disorder would even be considered a disorder of the majority of people had it, she said it wouldn't be a disorder in that case. I guess that's what I get for seeing a therapist who's not as smart as I am. (Geico.com. It's so easy, a therapist can use it.)

I suspect that mental illness is often defined by the kind of environment you're living in. (I got that notion from some psychological book I read a couple of years ago.) The current environment in which I live defines me as being mentally disturbed since I continue to resist conforming. But if I lived in an environment where the majority of people behaved in a manner similar to mine, then I'd be defined as being quite sane. But since I'm stuck in this dystopian pseudo-society and since I find conforming to many of its ways to be extremely boring, it looks like the best option I have is to associate as much as possible with people who can tolerate my atypical personality. And yes, I know I've say that before a bunch of times.

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If you're crazy and you know it, clap your hands (crazily)

carlos-ity — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:55:01 GMT

Hey, thought i'd post this here as well as many other places on tribe.net. Becuz----------------------i figure lotsa folks who are uncritically buying into the idea that ALL THEY ARE IS "JUST" NUTS, *might just* want to hear out other possibilities before they go submit themselves to their local shrinks (and etc.).

Of course, being crazy in an intensely alienated, insane society, makes sense. i can quote a few well-known dissidents who might interest you in this line of thought, too...

Anyway, the following is an angle that y'all might want to tickle, or be tickled by; even tho it's serious/seary-us... If nothin else, you might get INSPIRED to unfathomed heights of so-called "crazy"!!!

This art(e) installment shares and gifts those who see the value of reading through these cruciaL aRt(e) spirit-uaL 'affidavits" with the visionary ideahz that i hav been experiencing and tasting and digesting,,,,all in a spirit of creative nonviolent becoming. Mostly art, few words from here

Decolonizing visionary ideas include
depths from::

a Lakota wisdom keeper (with many years of front-line experience within and beyond the corralls of politrix)

an Onkwehonwe wisdom keeper (with a few years of similar experience as above)

a Fra-Ger-Eng-rish Scot depth charger still goinG into heart artz with about 15 years of semi-similar experience as those above
:}

And much "weird" decolonizing art(e) from the "unconscious" great spiRit worLd

May you be inspired in the work/play you chooz in this time of building energy in many directions!

See the art(e), which iz a kind of "cruciaL aRtz" spiRit-uaL depth prayer:
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/198514.php

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indigenous ways of seeing: crazy folks

carlos-ity — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:31:46 GMT

Hey, fellow crazies, i'm looking for more indigenous ways of viewing so-called "mental illness"/difficulties in living. I found this below but don't know of any source material (good for better convincing the ideologically-challenged!). Anyone have any good titles they can think of, or urls (even better)?

a brief look into indigenous perceptions of reality (indigenous ideas here include pre-christian european):

"The failure to recognize a shamanically sensitive [person] may lead to mental disorders that we now call schizophrenia.
The consciousness of the gifted [human being] in attempting to connect with the Divine without proper training or knowledge undergoes a psychological breakdown. In ancient cultures such mental illness was rare as any child who showed the smallest psychic or artistic ability was valued. However, with the development of large-scale civilizations and the consequent political complexities that ensued, the traditional power base of the shamans was eroded.

"A split between Shaman and King created a conflict that eventually led to the historical outlawing of shamanic consciousness by political power structures. When shamanic teachings arose to inform the ecstasy cults of Gnostic Christianity and created the teachings of the Historical Christ, it was immediately and violently smashed by the immensely powerful material rulers. In Europe the shamanically informed Pagan nature cults and the communities of Celtic Christianity were also destroyed...

"It is of poignant relevance that modern societies far from understanding or revering such shamanic abilities in its [peoples], have so distanced themselves from shamanism that cases of mental disorders such as schizophrenia are higher now than ever before, and predicted to rise steeply.

"Even the mystical and occult secret societies have lost the true understanding of the shamanic journey...

"The most fundamental of divine gifts bestowed upon Humanity has been debased to "witchcraft and vampirism" by the European aristocracy....It is sad and ironic that the natural shamans of the world have been murdered, victimized and brought to the brink of madness, by the very same people who claim to be the High Priests of civilization."

From: americanindianoriginalpeo.tribe.net/thread/2a0481a2-09bc-4321-b0b7-5e30d13038b3 (thread begun by Kalona)

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I seem to be smarter than my therapist

Yul — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:41:21 GMT

I seem to be smarter than my therapist. Because, amomg other things, much of the advice she gives me deals with things I already know about. If you think that's something, there are also certain psychological issues that I've read about that she's never heard of. Like the (pseudo) theory of emotional intelligence for example. And then there was the time that I discovered that she never heard of Sally Ride -- the first American woman in space. Make me wonder where my therapist was in mid-1983 when Ride was a major figure in the news.

Though I think my therapist is a nice person, her inability to provide me with a decent amount of new psychological insight does disappoint me. So I guess that mean it would be better for me to have a therapist who's smarter than I am.

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Crap, crap crappy new year!!

Yul — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:36:10 GMT

Hey! Who else hates new years day? I hate it to death and I hate it by te megaton! Have a crappy! Have a crappy! Have a crap, crap crappy new year!!

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Give the public what they want -- NOT!

Yul — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:31:55 GMT

I've been told my numerous people that the only way I'll be able to successfully sell my comics is if I give the comic-reading public what they want. because apparently the way I do comics is not what the public wants. In other words, my comics present unpopular imagery as well as unpopular ideas. Now I fully understand the reasoning behind that. But I still reject the "normal" way of doing comics because (1) I live in a free country where freedom of expression exists and (2) I live in a world where the human population is over 6 billion.

It may be true that I wont make money doing comics the way I want. But it is also true that I have a consitutional right to produce comics the way I want. That also means I have the right to produce comics that are unpopular and unprofitable. As for the population of 6 billion issue, there is a lot of diversity amongst such a vast and inconcievably high population. Therefore, people who have the mentality to appreciate my comics are very likely to exist. The only problem here is the extreme difficulty in finding such people. Other than that, I should -- in theory -- be ale to do comics the way I want and find a small yet substantial number of people who can appreciate them.

Of course there's a good chance that many of you will disagree with my position here. Whatever. But in any event, I still believe that I should do comics my way whether they meet the public's approval or not. Life is already boring enough as it is.

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Jesus, Willy Nelson outer-space on a tour bus

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:15:52 GMT

So you think religion is crap, punk is cool, rap is crap. life is crap. and you just don't have a free day on your calendar this month to set-up a time to "GIVE A FUCK".

You see the real point is,,,, what's the point....
you have friends

http://tribes.tribe.net/sillyreligion?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B34169fa9-e3d6-478b-8697-343f4e6760c6%5D

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No more therapy for me (for now)

Yul — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:05:46 GMT

I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but I got a new therapist back in July. At first, she seemed like a substantial improvement over my last therapist. But more recently, she's begun to turn me off to therapy yet again. Yesterday, she basically said I should only discuss issues that are directly related to my treatment plan. I guess that makes sense except that to me therapy is supposed to serve as a haven where I can speak freely about anything I want. And the thing is that I don't have to go to therapy to have my free speech restricted. I've therefore concluded that if I want to find a haven, I may have to find it outside of therapy. However, I am often told that I should keep looking for a therapist until I find one that works for me. In this dystopian, Borg-like pseudo-society, is that even possible?

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I'm in The Twilight Zone

Yul — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:07:45 GMT

In this world without consensus, where no two people think alike, there is often a demand for all people to think alike. Isn't that a contradiction? Of course it is. But it doesn't matter. Because -- unless I'm mistaken (and I probably am) -- we live in The Twilight Zone (Doo, doo, doo, doo ... Doo, doo, doo, doo ...)
For example, I've long thought that friends are supposed to trust each other. But then one day, my therapist tells me that trust IS NOT required for friendship. ("I got a lot of friends I don't trust.") Then there's this ABNORMAL reaction that many people have when they find out I'm a 40-year-old virgin. If this were a normal world, folks would know that 40-year-old-virgins exist. They would also know that being one IS NOT illegal. And they'd know that since there is a population of 6 billion, there's bound to be some 40-year-old-virgins anyway. And then there's the matter of "offensive" remarks. When I say something offensive to people, I'm worst than al-Qaida. But when folks say something offensive to me, they often tell me to shut the fuck up, let them disrespect me and stop whining about it.

I know, I know, I know!! This could all be a misperception on my part. Being a flawed human being, I do have a tendency to misperceive things. But if I've been told all my life that freedom is important, then I'm told that freedom is a bad think, then I'm inclined to believe some kind of weirdness is going on. The Twilight Zone perhaps. It might be that my obsession with consistency while being forced to live in this inconsistent world makes me feel as if I'm in some other dimension. If I could just abandon my obsession with consistency, then I could more easily deal with this distorted dystopia. Ti' estas viv"!

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Forgiveness: It's fracking hard to do!

Yul — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:21:40 GMT

Intellectually, I fully understand the benefits of forgiveness. But emotionally, I often don't feel like doing it. One justification I have for this is that forgiveness mostly benefits the person who forgives. It rarely creates sizable benefits for the rest of humanity -- or so I believe. If, for example, my forgiving certain people who've done me wrong would result in world peace, I'd forgive them in a New York nanosecond. But since it is very, very, very, very unlikely that my forgiveness will lead to world peace, I often feel it's not worth it. And yes, forgiveness has the potential to benefit me. But the thing is that I'm just one person. In the world as we know it, individuals have very little importance. And as far as I can tell, I have less importance than most indivduals.

Anyway, if I can figure out how to forgive, I'll definitely do it. Until then, I have to figure it out first.

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Stop discrimination against crazy people!!

lizzyrose — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:55:03 GMT

how many of you get snobed at and laughed at on some tribes because you're crazy?

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St. John's Wort again

Yul — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:36:26 GMT

I'm taking St. John's Wort again, and like last time it doesn't seem to work. But a friend of mine said it takes at least a couple of months to take effect. Maybe so. But that's way too long a wait for me. Being happy is hard for me anyway.

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Let's go over this again

Yul — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:34:33 GMT

Let's go over this again. Some people like me while some people don't. The people who don't like me frequently look at my personality as being "defective." But the people who do like me look at my personality as being OK. So does that mean I should change my personality to get the people who don't like me to like me? I say the answer to that question is NO. If there are people who like me and my "defective" personality, then changing my pesonality is pointless. Besides, I prefer to change my personality on my terms when I'm good and ready. But more to the point, I feel that I should only associate with the people who like me and avoid those who don't. It's extremely unlikely that I'll be able to get those who dislike me to like me, so why should I bother dealing with them? Even so, if I had my way, EVERYONE would like me and I would like EVERYONE. But until I can figure out how to accomplish that -- if I can accomplish that -- I'm only going to associate with the people who like me.

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Hi, I'm Lixa

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:43:59 GMT

Just wanted to say hi since I'm new to this whole tribe thing, but I'm glad that I came across these groups.

It's both comforting and scary at the same time that people feel the same way as I do and experience similar stuggles each day because I know that I am not alone, but then again I wish that no one has to go through the same pain as me...

But anyways, hello all.

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Therapy sucks again

Yul — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:33:23 GMT

I got a new therapist a couple of months ago, and she initially turned out to be pretty good. Unlike my previous therapist, my current therapist actually let me talk and rarely interrupted me. But yesterday, those good times came to a crashing end. When I asked her how to deal with rejection, she basically said I should just get back up, dust myself off and try again. I don't know about you, but I've heard that expression about a quadrillion times! In other words, I again have to deal with a therapist who is not as smart as I am!

I guess therapists these days don't need to be so educated since most Americans today seem to be less informed than the previous generation. Therefore, I may be required to look for a therapist who IS smarter than I am or just quit therapy entirely. Whatever the case, the dumbing down of America is really, really boring to me.

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When people blame you for how they think (or some such thing)

Yul — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:03:10 GMT

Every so often, I'd say some weird shit that would freak people out and they'd misinterpret me as a consequence. After I clarify my statement, these people would say something like, "It's your fault I took you out of context! You should have clarified your statement in the first place." Sorry, but that doesn't compute to me. If someone takes me out of context, it's THEIR FAULT because they are using THEIR BRAINS to misinterpret my statements. I have NO CONTROL over other people's brains, therefore, I can't be held responsible for what other people think. Likewise, if I took people out of context, it would be MY FAULT because I'm the only one who is using MY BRAIN!

I believe that should be an irrefutable argument, and it should stop these numbskulls who want to blame me for their misinterpretations from blaming me. But since we live in a fuck-up, stupidity-oriented pseudo-society dystopia, this irrefutable argument is very refutable. Will somebody please get me out of this matrix?!?

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Creativity...is it possible?

Chaz — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:20:27 GMT

Is it possible for someone who is on tons of medication and who also has a severe mental disorder to be creative?
It seems that I have this huge ball of potential creativity locked up and smothered by both the illness and medications.
Every once in a while there is a spark of creativity but this condition just seems to put it out as soon as it surfaces.
How can we break the conditioning of our illness/medications and be creative?
I have been allowing time and space to produce the answer as well as searching fearlessly in every outlet possible.
The doctors just want to control the illness. The therapists don't give a sh*t. Any ideas?

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I'm not taking responsibility for other people's behavior!

Yul — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:20:55 GMT

Really! I have enough problems taking responsibility for my own behavior. Why should I also take resposibility for that of others? If a person is stupid enough to take me out of context, I have ZERO responsiblity for that. I have NO CONTROL over other people's behaivor, therefore I should not be held responsible for their behavior. Yet I am held responsible for it anyway because so many irresponsible people don't want to take responsibility for their own fuck ups. Yes, I know that's the nature of this modern dystopia. But no matter what, I don't give a shit! I'm not taking responsibility for other people's behavior! And I can't say that enough times!

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Career/job situations

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:38:21 GMT

Do any of you guys find that having these various nervous/chemical imbalances reaks havoc on your working life over time? I feel like I'm unable to stay with a certain job for longer than a couple of years (max) b/c of people not understanding my swings and such.

I've tried everything from being overly friendly (backfired when I downsing) to just keeping my distance all the time (backfiring since I'm looked at as antisocial).

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I am a crazy bipolar freak

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:10:27 GMT

Here are just some of the few wonderful ways this disease has fucked up my life:

1. Inability to focus on the mundane details of life: getting up to brush my teeth and get dressed, pay bills on time, go to a job to bring a paycheck is like climbing Mount Everest for me.

2. I have NO INNER MONOLOGUE! Some of the shit that comes out of my mouth, I'm like "Did I just say that? SOMEONE KILL ME NOW!" You'd think people would just trust me, because I'm so honest, but they don't, because I forget which things were told to me in confidence and which things weren't. I have a blabbermouth. I also say innappropriate shit that makes everyone totally uncomfortable sometimes, or just plain comes out the wrong fucking way!

3. I miss social cues that are totally obvious to everyone else, but completely missed by me!!! I'm a social retard! Oh, everyone thinks it's GREAT when they first meet me. I'm so funny, open and outgoing. I'm accepting of other people's quirks and awkwardness and people are so comfortable around me. But, after being friends with me for 2 or 3 years, it gets really old really fast.

4. I lack attention to detail. Damn, I thought I got all the used condoms out of my bed from last weekend, and the last thing my ex-husband needed to find stuffed in the corner of my sheets when he crashed at my house the other night was an icky leftover. How fucking embarrassing!!! I had even remebered to take out the trash so all the wrappers wouldn't be visible!

Anyway, these are the days when I wish I could just FIT INSIDE THE BOX!! Too many people that I love are aggravated, irritated or repulsed by me right now. And when I am down, this is when I need HUMAN CONNECTION more than any other time.

Of course, those that just want to "take a break from Lola" have no idea how badly Lola wishes she could fucked put a gun to her head and take a break from herself right now, too!!! But, that's a permanent solution, so I guess I'm stuck here. Sigh.

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People who like you

Yul — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:54:15 GMT

If you want someone to do a favor for you, you have to make sure they like you. Because people who don't like you are very unlikely to do favors for you. I've noticed that when I ask strangers or folks I barely know for favors, they almost always say no. But when I ask people who like me for favors, they frequently say yes. I feel that I have a snowball's chance in the solar corona of persuading people to do me favors. Therefore, I only asks for favors from people who I believe are most likely to say yes. And those people are always the people who like me. Besides, I did recently decide that I need to avoid negative influences. Dealing with folks who don't like me is definitely a very negative influence. But dealing with folks who DO like me represents the height and depth of positive influences.

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My therapist is leaving me

Yul — Wed, 03 May 2006 14:37:31 GMT

I feel a little bummed out because therapist recently told me she was moving on. I'm happy for her and everything, but I'm going to miss her a lot. I definitely do expect to survive without her, but for now I'm sad she's leaving-- especially since I defined her as being the best therapist I ever had. But then again, maybe the therapist replacing her might do a better job than she did. It could happen.

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i ran over dog and .....

micah — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 11:12:03 GMT

......i ran over a dog and:

a) pulled over shaking and started to cry.

b) wondered if the car was damaged.

c) yelled "10 POINTS!!!!".

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I think I know what my problem is

Yul — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:31:20 GMT

I think I know what my problem is. My problem is that I want to be different because being "normal" is boring to me. Thus, if I am to become a "normal" person, my mentality has to change in such a way that being different would be boring. For example, my current way of thinking says that things like science, Esperanto and long toenails on women are action-packed and exciting. If my mentality were more "normal", then there's a good chance that I'll then think of things like science, Esperanto and long toenails on women as being very boring. Now the stupid question of the moment: Do I have to be "normal"? My answer to that question is I'm not answering that question. Since I'm not "normal", then I'm unlikely to yield the "correct" answer. But more to the point, my problem is only a problem if you think of it in those terms. I prefer not to think of it in those terms. But of course I'm just on person, so what do I know?

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My therapist is bothering me again!

Yul — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:13:03 GMT

It looks like it's time for me to get a new therapist. Because my current therapist seems to believe that the same treatment she uses with her other clients is likely to work on me. She claimed that her harsh methods are another example of "no pain, no gain." But I say it's more like surgery without anesthetics! But more to the point, I'm under the impression that I'm a radically different person than the rest of my therapist's clients. Therefore, it would make since for my therapist to use a radically different treatment for me. But of course in this so-called "society", few people care about the uniqueness of individuals. And apparently, my therapist also has little concern for the uniqueness of individuals. And that's why my therapist is bothering me again!

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The no girlfriend problem (again)

Yul — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:59:43 GMT

I don't feel attractive even though I've been told by numerous folks that I am attractive. If I had a girlfriend, I'd definitely change my view on that. But it seems to me that I can't get a girlfriend if I remain shy and socially akward. So to that I ask, what's wrong with being shy and socially akward? Why can't I remain be shy and socially akward and get a girlfriend?! Being shy and socially akward is part of who I am. So why can't I find any women who can appreciate those sorts of attributes?

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I am crazy like a mutha

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:48:20 GMT

Can you help me?

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Sugar blues and stuff

Yul — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:32:52 GMT

My therapist recently suggested that I cut down on sugar because sugar is linked to depression. And I'm like, "Cutting down on sugar sounds depressing to me." Nevertheless, I'm going to try her advice. If it doesn't work, then maybe I can go back to my high-sugar diet. Or maybe not.

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Now this is so cute...

Frozenstars — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 03:55:44 GMT

Where can I get one of these plushes?!

http://people.freenet.de/device_null/pics2/face5oa.jpg

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WELL.....

Missy2yssiM — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:11:44 GMT

Just thought I'd say hello. so HI !! :)

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if bush was a woman

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 06:06:51 GMT

what if? this is to funny
http://www.funsnap.com/1/bushgirl.swf

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Total Gemini

Swaz — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:52:42 GMT

I have dreads and wear swastikas. Both would seem to contradict each-other but I like to think I'm merging the two. Therefore I'm the first Swastifarian. Coming soon to a city near you.

"Hey mom! Can I be a Swastfarian?"
"NO!!"

....Or maybe not.

Swaz

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Sci-fi references

Yul — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:18:35 GMT

My therapist seems to be disturbed by my frequent references to science fiction TV shows and movies and such when talking to her. She claims that it takes me away from reality or some such thing. Well I reject her "reaosning" in this regard because as far as I know, there is no law against making sci-fi references in your conversations. And if the majority of people made sci-fi references in their conversations, there's a good chance my therapist wouldn't have a problem with that. Now that's what I call further proof in support of my belief that psychology is most bunk.

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its not st. patty's day but.....

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 01:34:03 GMT

http://www.flowgo.com/funpages/view.cfm/2177

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micheal the molester...

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 02:40:19 GMT

http://www.grab.com/fun/toons/f/50089

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aaahhhh drugs

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 02:34:05 GMT

http://www.grab.com/fun/toons/f/50481

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Bigest asshole on tribe takes a dump

joelparker — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 04:51:43 GMT

This dude is a timebomb waiting for you to light his fuse. He is awesome with his empassioned responses to anything you say that goes against what he puts out there for us to step on. I've had a lot of fun with him using different identities by posting to his "Burn LA" tribe. EVENTUALLY he deletes the thread/post, but not before he wastes entire evenings typing out a wonderfully venomous response and leaving it posted for a while like a skid mark he can't wash out. Hillarious!

sanfrancisco.tribe.net/templa...ub%2Cpcard%2CBasics.vm

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the smell of paper

Fri, 27 May 2005 19:34:54 GMT

i love sniffing paper, not in a let's smoke weed way, just smelling it. for some reason. not as a fetish, but just for curiosity. new textbooks smell the best i think. but there are many genres. i'm currently sniffing a registration book for fall classes at my college and this thing is like 100% recycled paper or something but smells great! i dunno what you guys intake on great is on smelling paper but this is one fine smelling leaflets of paper!

i think i'm getting dizzy...

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anyone ever tried this?

Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:58:29 GMT

I heard that a woman who gets a yeast infection can cure it by shoving a clove of garlic up her twat. While this method is surely cheaper than the tube of $17 Vagisil, I don't know how effective it is. My friend and I have tried in vain to find someone who has actually done it, because inquiring minds want to know (and uneasy bodies want to steer clear).

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Crazy quiz....

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 02:24:44 GMT

Are you crazy? Take the quiz to find out...

http://www.seethru.co.uk/games/quiz/crazy.htm

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How to kill yourself like a man.

ProjektMonkey — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 06:12:46 GMT

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=manly_suicide

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sometimes i....

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 05:32:56 GMT

daydream that I'm a host of my own late night talk show and I picture myself behind a desk looking to my side at my band leader much like how david letterman or conan o-brian, or jay leno does...
and I talk about diffrent celebraties and give my opinoin on their behaviours or I talk about promoting some of the musical bands i'm into and would like to impress on others.
am i strange?

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had dinner last night with one of those people

oracle — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:59:04 GMT

who believes that our "physical world" (all that our senses identify) is actually a fiction and that none of us are actually "real", we just conclude that we are real because our senses perceive the physical world. what's up with this? i think that one should at least be required to come up with an original idea if they want to mouth off.

perhaps it's time for some new friends.

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On the voices in the head topic

Cypan — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 16:20:33 GMT

Everyone feel really crazy? Raise your hand. I mean really. Ok.. You're voices can raise a hand or two as well.

I don't bother to ask if something makes me nuts anymore. I just know I am. Kind of strange to be such a damn functioning nutcase out in society. No one even knows.

Oh yeah. I've got a 4 year long dialogue written down with a girl who lives in my head. My therapist thinks she's cool. I think she is too, but a serious bitch sometimes.

Ok.. Must go.. nothing's coming!!!...

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Roll Call!

Sun, 17 Oct 2004 04:13:24 GMT

WHO IS CRAZY IN HERE?

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would you rather be sane?

yma — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:40:52 GMT

I think about it sometimes and then say...

Fuck no!

GO CRAZY!

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helllllpppppp

cheryl — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 06:05:47 GMT

meeeeee i`m crazyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

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It's official

dmo — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:59:37 GMT

I am insane. I got off work yesterday evening, drove 6 hours to see a band, then drove back, and am now back at work. I don't need therapy. I need coffee.

Anyone else? What have you done lately that solidifies your insanity?

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Why are you crazy?

Thu, 02 Oct 2003 07:32:16 GMT

I'd like to know.

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the crazy continuum

LovelyMzD — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 04:24:33 GMT

um so i was just wondering...after reading some of the other posts....like are we talking the cutesy crazy like omigod its soooo crazy that jlo and ben broke up, wow those jeans are like crazy low riders, geez are you really gonna supersize that - you are so crazy! OR if you leave this country and actually admit you are an american you are nuts, yes i am still a practicing catholic - no really... OOOOOOORRRRR i had a dream that i woke up as a man and then went around and fucked all my girlfriends and went to my ex boyfriends house and told him i was the new man in my life and proceed to kick his ass...then woke up bummed that that sorta shit doesnt really happen unless i get even more crazy and completely dissassociate from reality.........anyone?

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You vs. The World

dmo — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:17:09 GMT

I often ask myself this...are you crazy, or is the world around you crazy?

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why do

cheryl — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 05:23:32 GMT

people seam so boring?
i`m so bored that i`m
just going insane.
drove me crazy and
that wasn`t good
enough for them.
now they have to bore
me too.

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AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

dmo — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 20:52:21 GMT

Sorry! Whew! I needed to do that; been one of those days, you know?

Anyway, so what do you do when your sanity has been pushed to the limits and you are in an environment where you have to at least try to maintain it (like at my stupid corporate office job).

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has anyone seen.........

Rania — Fri, 28 May 2004 02:31:44 GMT

my reverse microwave?

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I've lost my mind!

islandchick789 — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:04:59 GMT

It's gone! I can't find it anywhere. Please someone help me find it!

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it's official, i'm crazy

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 03:51:14 GMT

so i kept telling my kaiser shrink that the antideps weren't working and i was sure i had add. he said i didn't have add and we just hadn't found the right meds. anyway i bitched and bitched until he referred me for a bunch of neuropsych tests that're supposed to be dead accurate and oh boy i have add right off the scale and am bipolar II instead of depressive. maybe this is why those fucking antideps i've been gobbling for the last 15 years don't work so good? fuck. anyway hi.

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How to get rid of unwanted phone calls

greenteagal — Sun, 05 Sep 2004 03:48:39 GMT

Start speaking to the caller in another language or broken English "I can't speaka Englassssssh!" and see how fast the other person gets confused or hangs up! It's worked for me!

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HOW to MAKE a CHANGE

Josephmalloy — Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:28:47 GMT

How do we collectively change the overbearing laws that unduly regulate, control, and monitor the lives of free american citizens? Well it sounds hopeless when you're in your teens or early twentys. And rightfully so at different stages of a country's evolution. Every generation cannot make major significant changes because all generations overlap with too many conflicting ideals, and reservations as to how to do what. My generation (Generation X/The Hip Hop Generation) is extremely strong and powerful. We have a great amount of talent and voice and money in the people who produce rap and other music. They have the media outlet and the money to push their weight around. The other portion of generation X is made up of uniquely talented ecletic artists who have a very introspective view on ideal life. It's extremely functional and if directed towards the appropriate ear, can be a powerful weapon.
Our voice and our First Amendment Rights are our most powerful tool to get the job done. It may take 10 or 20 years but the satisfaction will come in seeing the change in our children and in our lifetime.
The trick! To place as many citizens of our tribe/group in legislative "scoring position." If we can place only one or two-hundred of our ranks and files into the Senate and/or The House of Representatives, we can more accurately represent our portion of the population and make our vote count more in proportion to our actual numbers.
People like us are just getting sick from listening to fat consuming, right wing burocrats cramming control down our throats. And they have the nerve to say it's a result of our own behaviors and for our own good. They created this international turmoil we live in. We were just born into it. I know the people of my generation and they would never screw up the world as we have witnessed it over the past 100 years. We love people. We are compassionate and understanding and loving. We have the ability to look at things on an individual basis without tacking unjust stereotypes on our heads. It feels as if we are tattooed and face-branded for being who we are. Well if we do possess certain qualities, they are inherant to ourselves and true to our biological social fiber and therefore cannot be discounted as "inhuman" or "immoral" behavior. We are who we are and we're proud of it. We will decide what is acceptable behavior in today's modern society (because it consists of us)--which we can own if we do the right thing. We don't want laws controlling vices--drugs, gambling, sex. Sodomy Laws, Drug Laws, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, "Profile Sentencing," Illegal Controversial Government Intrusions (phone taps, surveillance, neighbor tampering, etc.), local laws making it almost impossible to

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i am so crazy....

dreadbeat — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:40:35 GMT

i chopped my nipple off with a straight razor.
muahahahah...

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PROTEST BAD ENTERTAINMENT!!!

Hope — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:05:49 GMT

Paris Hilton book signing in Hollywood! If you'd like to join HOPE (Horrified Observers of Pedantic Entertainment) and have some fun protesting hideous movies, music, and other events, e-mail us at HopeInFilm@aol.com

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Prank Call

Dylan — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 06:26:34 GMT

what's the most funniest or heard prank phone call????? share them plz.

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Need bpd-bipolars

Serena — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 13:22:01 GMT

I'm writing a book for people who have both borderline and bipolar, and need to interview mental health pros. If you want to help out, please let me know. I can't pay anyone - this book is basically a public service. I don't think anything like this exists for us yet.
Thanks!
Serena

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so like how many of us have actually be locked up?

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:14:49 GMT

*shifty eyes*

not that I have... or anything.

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good thing about low self-esteem

Scott — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 01:52:49 GMT

You don't have to worry about suicide, because the moment that thought even tries to creep into your mind a little voice in the back of your head says "nah, you're so pathetic and incompetent you'd screw it up and end up paralyzed or something".

Let's hear it for low self-esteem!

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Bill O'Reilly

Scott — Sat, 03 Jul 2004 11:41:36 GMT

I wish I was as handsome and good looking as he. Then I'd be really popular!

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I'm totally nuts

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:17:13 GMT

and I love it.

I love doing crazy things.

Like sex in public places.

and jumping off cliffs...

is that so crazy anymore?!!

hahahhaa

hi crazy friends!

lets get some nutty stories goin' in here..

who's first!?!

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i've got some

Sun, 30 May 2004 03:48:27 GMT

giraffe turds for sale, they make lovely accents for your home but i just have too damn many in my home and so i'm trying to get rid of some, free shipping, bid now, LQQK OMGBBQ PayPal and oriental money orders ONLY, buyer must make payment 15.78456 seconds after rotating counter clockwise

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I think therefore I'm Crazy.

Rania — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 03:53:45 GMT

To be or not to be....

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Crazy or Insane?

Jason — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:02:30 GMT

I think I'm more on the crazy side because I don't have the balls to be insane.

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My head is on fire

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:43:36 GMT

The flames are so pretty and blue. I hope it burns for a long, long time. I wonder if anyone will notice and compliment me on my pretty bloooo flames..

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blblblblblblb

Rania — Thu, 27 May 2004 18:39:20 GMT

blblblbblweweweweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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TAG!

dreadbeat — Thu, 13 May 2004 17:23:17 GMT

Danielle is it.
muahahah...

(psst, you can only tag someone
when they are online.)

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I feel mad

gekko — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:39:58 GMT

I feel like im lozing my mind because i cnnot seem too find a close friend any more?

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carzy last nights....

morph — Sun, 09 May 2004 00:54:15 GMT

well one of my best friend's is taking the plunge out of bachelorhood into the world of matromony. It is in my opinion that the days before the ceromony, there should be a testament to the life he is leaving behind for the woman he loves. The ideas with booze, strippers, hookers and drugs are fine institutions that should be honored durning this time of joy and subsequent mourning of the single life, but i need something else. something that will burn the memory of this night into his skull even if he passes out 5 hours into the drinking. Tattooing is out, piercings his nipples might be an option depending on the studio we happen to stumble into. An idea was to sew lifesavers onto his shirt and charge girls or guys a buck to bite one off (all proceeds go to the save the bachelor fund). it sounds cheesey enough and if things get boring, we just toss him to some dogs or some gay biker bar and watch him squirm.

back to the request at hand, i need more. i need more ideas on things to do. help. my imagination is spinning and constantly working on this, but i need additional imput. some skewed perspectives would be greatly appreciated.

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I wish i was human...

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:22:21 GMT

I'm really a robot and i wanna be a real human being....

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crazy and found!!!

zvonko — Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:18:46 GMT

will that be ok? by the way i'm a new member

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Vacation

ErickHayden — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:24:14 GMT

All the crazies must be in comas or on vacation cause this site has become a veritable mortuary of late.

Can I sing a graveyard song now?

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hehehe

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 22:25:37 GMT

I just had some sugar. *giggle*

Now bad things will happen.

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SQUISH

Aaron — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:50:28 GMT

I ran over my foot today. It was quite painful. Does this mean I should quit playing with my car?

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1+1=3?

cryzmatik — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:48:53 GMT

what do you guys think...
do two crazies (as in a relationship) make a normal?
or just infinite crazyness...
or is 'crazy' too crazy to confine into one simple answer...

just some food for thought..

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You actually think you're crazy??

SeekingNirvana — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:59:21 GMT

I dare you to post your best story of insanity...I'll do my best to match it. lol

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Voices?

verrycherry84 — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:22:30 GMT

so i hear voices in my head?
Does that make me crazy?

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Take the test.....

Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:31:51 GMT

http://home.mn.rr.com/t1camp1/Focus.swf

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missed the toilet by 20 feet.

androo — Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:50:04 GMT

So I came home tongiht, sober, having recently slept but feeling tired anyway, and peed in the trash can instead of the toilet. Only noticed half way through. Not paying attention here...

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REALLY CRAZY?? Or just LAZY?!

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:24:26 GMT

So how many of you out there know someone getting S.S.I. or receive S.S.I. ?? I seem to know a lot of people on it. Some of them have been institutionalized (for real), but some of them are just lazy, drug addicts or alcoholics and can't deal with supporting themselves because of their lifestyles. I would looOoooOOooove to get free money and not have to work to live. I'm an artist, and it seems the daily interruption of work really gets in my way of inspiration and practice. A lot of non-crazy people go to great lengths to get free money, thats why its so fucking hard to get for those that really do need it. (GA, SSI, Unemployment, SDI, SSDI, etc..) Is socialism so bad? Our fast paced, western way of life seems to be driving little children to suicide because they can't handle life or their paxil...does being unable to deal with life in the west translate to actually being crazy? Every day I get really depressed and anxious and angry all at once right before I have to getready to go to work. Then when at work I try to go with it, but if someone tries to be difficult I instantly want to smite them from the face of the planet, and /or quit my job. I have to deal with people in my job...hate people...there's too many fuckin' people everywhere! I'm not crazy, you're the one that's crazy!

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im crazy who wants to be my friend...

mrpadro — Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:57:30 GMT

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smurf choking

Mykul* — Mon, 02 Feb 2004 16:31:14 GMT

so if you choke a smurf does it turn more blue or purple?

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...but its tuesday....

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:08:15 GMT

Do almonds float in melted rocky road, or do they sink?

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What is Crazy?

verrycherry84 — Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:17:29 GMT

How do you know if it is you that is crazy or if you are normal and everyone else is crazy? That is what I want to know.
I don't know that I am not the normal one, but I figure that if I was normal that maybe more people would be frigged up like me. I may not be full-blown crazy but I am on my way to loosing my mind.

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Important Info for Women!!!

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 11:03:29 GMT

I recently recieved this email from a friend:
Tampax Pearl:
This product has been causing severe problems for women. It leaves behind fibers that slowly build up in your vaginal canal,and the fibers leave tiny cuts in your vagina. A friend of mine almost lost her sister over this. The fibers left behind caused her to contract TSS, and she ended up in the hospital. They are supposed to be recalling the product, but untill then its up to us to spread the word.

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they say

cheryl — Mon, 08 Dec 2003 02:12:15 GMT

crazy people don`t have to fall as far to go insane. their already there.

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Crazy living in a normal world

badfish — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:14:14 GMT

Are you:

a) Crazy but living in a normal world
b) Normal living in a crazy world
c) Think it's just crazy to be normal

I opt for C but maybe I'm just crazy to say that

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crazy...crazy in love...

verrycherry84 — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 03:42:24 GMT

being crazy in love is awesome, but it sucks when it all falls apart...ouch...my heart hurts...

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